The majority of the map was stitched together using a feature-matching algorithm that aligned adjacent images and blended overlapping areas, to form a seamless global map. That said, about 13,000 of ...

The Blue Carbon Explorer, a digital tool developed by the nonprofit Nature Conservancy and the Earth-imaging company Planet, combines satellite imagery, drone footage and fieldwork to map mangroves ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Scientists have used high-resolution satellite images to create a map of global canopy heights, and to also develop an AI model that can predict ...

Google began rolling out new high-resolution 3D imagery today on both Google Maps and Google Earth, starting with New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area. The company is promising more cities ...

South Korea is nearing a decision on whether to allow Google and Apple to export high-resolution geographic map data to servers outside the country. The detailed maps, which use a 1:5,000 scale, would ...